Davonte Brown
Davonte Brown
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Mario Cristobal and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 85 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 29 | 23 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | 37 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 62 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 19 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 14–9
vs California
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Art Green’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Hart's junior season at Notre Dame (2022).
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